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- [pur-fuh-rey-tid]
- /ˈpɜr fəˌreɪ tɪd/
- /ˈpɜː.fər.eɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-fuh-rey-tid]
- /ˈpɜr fəˌreɪ tɪd/
Definitions of perforated word
- abbreviation PERFORATED perforated. 1
- verb with object perforated to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like. 1
- verb with object perforated to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate. 1
- verb without object perforated to make a way through or into something; penetrate. 1
- adjective perforated having small holes 1
- abbreviation PERFORATED pierced 1
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Origin of perforated
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; perforate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Perforated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perforated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perforated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perforated
adj perforated
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- crenelated — In a castle, a crenelated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
verb perforated
- chined — Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition.
- gored — to make or furnish with a gore or gores.
- honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
- impaled — Pinned to something by piercing.
- rabbeted — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbet.
adjective perforated
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- holey — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
Antonyms for perforated
adjective perforated
- imperforated — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
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